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"From the Earth to the Moon" (1998): :  -- Dramatized portrayal of the Apollo manned space program.

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Director:
Writers:
Erik Bork (episodes)
Jonathan Marc Feldman (writer)
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Release Date:
5 April 1998 (USA) more
Plot:
Dramatized portrayal of the Apollo manned space program. full summary
Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 18 wins & 22 nominations more
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A wonderful reminder more (54 total)

Cast

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Tom Hanks ... Himself - Host / ... (12 episodes, 1998)

Nick Searcy ... Deke Slayton (10 episodes, 1998)

Lane Smith ... Emmett Seaborn (6 episodes, 1998)

David Andrews ... Frank Borman (5 episodes, 1998)

Daniel Hugh Kelly ... Gene Cernan (5 episodes, 1998)

Stephen Root ... Chris Kraft (5 episodes, 1998)
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Runtime:
60 min (12 episodes)
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1.78 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (Parts 3, 4, 7, 8) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (Parts 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 - 12) | Netherlands:AL | Finland:K-11 (DVD rating) (2006) | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Germany:6
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Trivia:
To simulate the low gravity on the moon the actors had large helium balloons attached to their space suits by long wires. The wires were removed digitally in post production. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: In the "1968" chapter, we see a TV reporter broadcasting with a massive picture-window view of the Saturn 5, and then feeling the shock wave from engine ignition just before the window falls in. The view is from 1/4 mile SE of pad 39A, a dangerously close point for anyone. The press site is 3.1 miles west of the pad. Also, the incident happened to Walter Cronkite at the Apollo 4 launch, Nov. 9, 1967. The launch depicted here (coinciding with the King assassination) is Apollo 6 on Apr. 4, 1968. more
Quotes:
[to the Apollo 8 astronauts as they prepare to leave orbit]
Michael Collins: You are 'go' for T.L.I., gentlemen. You are 'go' for the Moon.
Frank Borman: Roger, Houston, Apollo 8 is 'go.'
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10 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
A wonderful reminder, 2 August 1999
Author: robert from Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada

The best thing about this series is the fact that it will either teach or remind a great many people about the accomplishments of the race to the moon. Sadly I feel that this is one of the most misunderstood and under appreciated events in human history, thought of by many today as some sort of great patriotic publicity stunt by an insecure America. I feel I can almost read Tom Hank's mind and feel his desire to make people understand the difficulty and significance of the achievement. The series does a wonderful job of placing the entire series of events in context with the political and social climate of the day.

We now live in a world where most of us simply take it for granted that we will probably someday travel to, explore and perhaps even colonize other worlds in our solar system and even beyond. This is the only true because hundreds of thousands of people contributed to proving beyond doubt that it can be done. The race to the moon changed us, even if we don't quite realize it, and this series is a reminder of that.

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